I am struck — if not particularly surprised — by the skewed use of language surrounding the attacks yesterday in Norway. The Western press is largely avoiding the term “terrorist” when speaking of the blond, blue-eyed, Christian attacker, Anders Behring … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Terrorism
Will Bin Laden’s Death Erase the "Weak Democrats" Stereotype? Don’t Bet on it
Peter Beinart is brimming with confidence that the killing of Osama Bin Laden “has greater potential to change the Democratic Party’s reputation on national security than any single event since Vietnam,” arguing that Obama’s decision to strike Bin Laden’s compound … Continue reading
Response Fail
I’m sure Hamas’s public reaction to Bin Laden’s death is being driven primarily by domestic considerations, particularly given the flak it’s taken from some quarters for cutting a deal with Fatah, but if the group was hoping to gain tacit … Continue reading
Institutional Prerogative, Terrorism and the Liberal State
One of the more interesting debates in the blogosphere in recent days has been between Glenn Greenwald (always provocative) and Andrew Sullivan over the legitimacy of the Obama Administration’s program to assassinate American citizens abroad without the protections of due … Continue reading
Seulement les Français…
I’m preparing a much longer post addressing this debate, but I’d just like to point out that only the French would have a color coded terror alert system that separates “reinforced red” from the highest level, “scarlet.”
Terrorism is a Banal Threat to Public Safety
Matt Yglesias posted an interesting thought about counter-terrorism resources yesterday: According to my calculation, if we were to cut America’s $663.8 billion defense budget by 1%, that would free up enough funds to double the budget of the FBI. Doesn’t … Continue reading